Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist in Spinal Cord Injury
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Job Title
This is a full-time 8A (preceptorship) role for an individual interested in working in physical health; it is also available as a preceptorship, with funding for training provided. The role lends itself well to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT) approaches, along with motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Job Description
The majority of the work (0.8wte) involves providing acute inpatient and outpatient psychology input for patients with Spinal Cord Injuries as a part of a wider multidisciplinary team. Support will include direct work with patients (face-to-face/video/telephone), and indirect work and consultation-based practice with families and staff. There will be scope to engage in training, service development, and research.
The other 0.2wte of the role will involve either an outpatient neuropsychology or outpatient pain psychology clinic, depending on the successful applicant’s preference.
There is also some flexibility with regard to working from home.
We believe we offer a competitive level of support for those wishing to develop in their careers in neuropsychology within our department.
Responsibilities
- Provide a specialist clinical psychology service for SCI patients in Salford Royal.
- Support the development and delivery of a specialist clinical psychology service for those attending GM hospitals following SCI.
- Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment with SCI patients on an individual and group basis.
- Provide advice and consultation regarding patients’ psychological care to non-psychology colleagues.
- Represent clinical psychology in aspects of the Salford Royal’s wider organisational development.
- Contribute to the planning, development and delivery of the psychological working teaching and training commitments.
- Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research in line with research and development objectives.
- Provide management and supervision for trainee and/or assistant clinical psychologists; and non-clinical psychology colleagues as appropriate.
- Work across organisational boundaries to ensure the delivery of coordinated psychological services for patients with complex specialist needs in hospital and the local community.
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Requirements
Candidates who are undertaking the PGDip in Clinical Neuropsychology on a preceptorship will be supported with the time to attend the course either remotely or in person, and if needed provide financial support to cover university fees for the PGDip. There are some subsidies towards accommodation and transport.
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
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As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
Benefits
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Contact Us
Learn More About Us In Our Candidate Information Pack.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Alistair Teager
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Email address: alistair.teager@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 2064694
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